Cremation or Burial?

[raysnkaysmom]

I guess my family can decide based on their wishes...and the cost of it. I voted not sure tho. I know, for me, a burial of those I loved helped with closure. But, maybe it's just the funeral aspect. Maybe they can have an open-casket (God willing its feasible), and have a cremation later...
And scatter me somewhere around DIsney ? Shh....no one will know what those ashes are....c'mon!

 

[AmazingGrace]

I hate being cold, so I want to be creamated. I'm not sure what i want done with my asshes. I'm hoping to have many many years ahead of me to decide.

 

[daisax]

Have those who want to be scattered around Disney ever actually held human cremains? They weigh a ton and don't exactly fit in a fanny pack!

They're also not all, um, fine dust. So while you might get away with a small token sprinkling in the park of your choice, you'll have to figure out what to do with the rest of them.

Whatever you do -- don't dump them off in rides. I don't want your great aunt Agnes blowing into my contact lenses... or my Dole whip, thank you very much!

 

[wardfamily1]

Have those who want to be scattered around Disney ever actually held human cremains? They weigh a ton and don't exactly fit in a fanny pack!

They're also not all, um, fine dust. So while you might get away with a small token sprinkling in the park of your choice, you'll have to figure out what to do with the rest of them.

Whatever you do -- don't dump them off in rides. I don't want your great aunt Agnes blowing into my contact lenses... or my Dole whip, thank you very much!

Well, actually I have held several cremains and they were quite light. If you ask to have the remains ground after burning, most crematories will do this and then it is just a fine dust. Otherwise it looks like little perfect 1/2 inch embers. DH makes urns, that's why I know these things.

 

[*pixie*dust*]

Actually I believe it is illegal to spread ashes in any public place. It is considered a bio-hazard.

 

[jen0610]

I voted cremation - other.

If I go before DH and he wants to keep me around sitting on the mantle, so be it.

Once we are both gone, I would like for my ashes to be either scattered or if DH wants it, to have my ashes buried next to his coffin.

I'm still working on him to cut lose the old school cathlic stance that his family buries by. Poor guy, 19 years old and had never been to a cremation grave burial, until he went to my Grandma's. Boy did he help to lighten the mood. It's been 20 years and we still get a good laugh over it.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Cremation-ashes scattered. Someplace serene, that's all I ask. I don't want a headstone that someone feels obligated to visit. I'm not there...

I think cemetaries are a huge waste of space, IMO. And burials are too expensive, a waste of money. This is the view of me, my DH, his parents and mine. There are better uses for the money.


JMO, whatever brings a family comfort as long as it is within the deceased wishes.

 

[wardfamily1]

Actually I believe it is illegal to spread ashes in any public place. It is considered a bio-hazard.

It's not a bio-hazard but you could be ticketed for littering.

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

As Evil Genius said, don't leave this decision up to your loved ones, please let them know what you really want, or write it down. It may not make planning easier, but it will help. As a woman that has just had to do this, it is the second hardest thing to have to do, next to losing that loved one.

My mother had always let her wishes be known, but I still had to make the arrangements and that was very difficult. Walking in to a room full of caskets, somewhat reminds me of walking in to a new car showroom, but alot worse. If there hadn't been a friend on either side of me, I would have fallen out in the floor.

Suzanne

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

after my dad died - our family decided that no open casket, cremation, and not spending ridiculous amounts of money was the way to go. My grandmother was cremated and buried and my mom will be - because they already had the spaces next to their spouses. My DH and I will have our ashes scattered. I am so glad we know my mom's wishes - we spent too much on my dad's funeral because we felt we should out of respect.

 

[kinntj]

Cremation and my ashes scattered. I told DH and my mom and dad (if I die before them) that I want my ashes at the cabin up north here in Michigan. It's a place we enjoy as a family.

 

[Abbie]

I lost my husband in July. He was cremated and his ashes are in a mausaleum at the cemetery. When I die, I, too, will be cremated and my ashes will join his in the niche.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

 

[Mickey&Donald]

I want to be cremated and spread over all of my favorite places -- a little sprinkle in Disneyland, Disney World (don't worry, I'm talking about a pinch, not a handful ), over the Pacific Ocean, and in the Atlantic Ocean. The thought of my family spending $$$$ on a fancy box that will rot in the ground is just sickening. I'd rather they spent the money on a fun party or vacation for themselves (they have to get to Disney World and Land at some point, remember? )

My DH wants to be cryogenically frozen. Yep. He's serious, too. He wants the option of being reanimated once science has figured out how.

 

[jimmiej]

I want to be creamated & my ashes scattered on any baseball field. I love the game.

 

[antmaril]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Abbie:

Thank you.